In order to select the appropriate unpowered diving direction and estimated diving time of the underwater experimental platform,CFD method is used to simulate the underwater experimental platform under the working condition of no power submergence. Comparing to the calculation results of common friction resistance coefficient formula,a group of more appropriate grids are selected for CFD analysis,the function of resistance coefficient and velocity are fitted through the FLUENT calculation results,and the process of unpowered submergence of an underwater experimental platform is simulated by Simulink. Finally,the forward diving is selected as the diving direction during the sea trial,and the time of the diving process is obtained. Comparing to the sea trial results,the accuracy of the CFD calculation results is verified.